Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
(Planning Commission, op.cit.)
4.2 Status of APMC Reforms
Sixteen states have almost completed APMC reforms on the lines of the Model Act.
Three have not reformed their Acts at all, six have no APMC Act at all. The status
of States’ acceptance and implementation of the Model APMC Act as of April 2015
is shown in Appendix 2, Table A2.1.
Taking fruits and vegetables out of APMC
Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable and require differential treatment
in their marketing. The standard mode of disposal of marketable surplus is sale
in nearby market yards (mandi) which is subject to APMC rules and regulations.
This requires produce to pass through a long market channel which involves
payment of approved and unapproved taxes, market charges, and margins to a
large number of intermediaries. Recently some States have brought perishable
fruits and vegetables out of the purview of the APMC Act. Some States have not
removed fruits and vegetables from APMC Act but have reduced or waived market
fee. Others have taken fruits and vegetables out of APMC Act but levy market fee
or cess or service charge (Chand & Singh, 2016. Also see Appendix 2, Table A2.2).
4.3 Unregulated markets
At present, horticulture produce along with other farm output is traded through
a network of about 27738 wholesale and rural primary markets out of which
only 7157 are regulated markets. Other rural primary markets include haats,
shandies, painths and fairs which are estimated to be more than 20,000 across
country which are owned and managed by private individuals, Panchayats and
municipalities who are interested in collection of ground rent/fee/cess. About 90
percent of the total marketable surplus in the remote areas is sold through these
markets. It is assessed that the efficiency of rural markets is poor due to high
degree of congestion at market yards, less number of traders and non‐availability
of supporting facilities and services and private sector investment.
Like primary rural markets, the majority of standalone wholesale markets handle
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